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References
- ↑ "Jimmy Hickey, Jr". Arkansas Senate.
- ↑ "Hickey poised to take reins of state Senate". Arkansas Online. January 3, 2021.
- ↑ "Sen. Jimmy Hickey of Texarkana elected Arkansas Senate president pro tempore". texarkanagazette.com.
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